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144 Council Meeting December 12, 1983 Question #3 is as follows: What are our policy limits as far as the ceiling the insurance company will pay? - The limits of liability under the City's insurance policy is $1,000,000 loss. Punitive damages are excluded from coverage of the policy. The lawsuit against the City seeks $500,000 punitive damages so the ceiling the insurance company would pay would be $500,000. Question #4 deals with the open meeting law and the Mayor felt this City has abided with this law and the policy will not be changed. Question #5) Felt there had been no problems in the past and did not anticipate any in the future. Mrs. Sorenson thanked Mayor Benson for his answers. PCA REPORT ON THE STUDY DONE AT THE MOLIN CONCRETE PLANT Mr. Schumacher requested Mr. DAvid Kelso of the PCA to present his report to the Council on monitoring the noise level at that plant. Mr. Kelso reported that he had monitored the noise level in three (3) locations as noted by Mr. Schumacher on a map; 504 77th Street; 545 Lilac and 7655 4th Avenue. At the first two locations, the noise level was within the standards as set by PCA. However, the 4th Avenue site was slightly above the standards. Mayor Benson asked at what hour was the monitoring done? Mr. Kelson said he was at the first site at 8:00 A.M.; the second site at 8:45 A.M. and the third site at 9:40 A.M. 1 Mayor Benson asked if this had been monitored at, say 6:00 A.M., would the noise level have been higher? Mr. Kelso said it would probably be but the noise level is not only monitored on the level of noise but also on how long that noise level is maintained. Mrs. Elsenpeter felt that an area North of the site should have been monitored where the concentration of the residents are located and Mr. Kelso said he monitored the nearest residents and any other homes would only be less since they would be farther away. Mr Reinert said he understood that at the present time there is no problemm but there could be - is that correct? Mr. Kelso agreed. Mr. Reinert suggested dealing with the 'could be'. He suggested that some monitoring be done at the peak hours of the plant. Mr. Kelso said he had no problem doing the monitoring at 6:00 A.M. but there are few options: 1) do nothing; 2) limit the operation; 3) order the erection of a barrier, which could be very expensive. Mr. Kelso said a visiable barrier of vegation does virtully nothing in regards to the noise. Mayor Benson suggested taking the facts that are available, getting a task force together, and perhaps working something out with the owner of the plant. Mr. Reinert moved to have Mr. Schumacher meet with the concerned citizens and Mr. Molin and discuss this matter. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimously.